Monday, March 12, 2012

Noted Canadian singer-songwriter barking mad at VIA

I'm hesitant to use the word celebrity in this case because if my dad doesn't know who you are, you're not *that* famous.

The 'celebrity' in question is Canadian singer-songwriter (and talent show judge) Jann Arden.

Arden had her dog in a carrier as she sat in a VIA coach. After the train left Toronto, she was told her dog would have to be put in a special coach for animals to protect other passengers who may be allergic. In the same breath, she was told service dogs were the only dogs allowed in coaches.

Arden also claims in a series of tweets on Twitter that she had encountered up to five VIA employees prior to the train departing and that not one asked her to remove her dog.

VIA made her get off the train in Oshawa.

In response, Arden told VIA they could eat her bra. She eventually rented a car to finish her journey to Ottawa.

7 comments:

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  2. If you think about it, this was very strategic on Jann Arden's part. Your father may not have known who she was on Friday, but he sure knows who she is now.

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  3. Oh boo hoo, self-entitled celeb gets angry she can't take her little pooch onto a train. The rules clearly state, that:

    "Pets — excluding guide dogs — are not allowed in passenger cars. They must travel in the baggage car, which means aboard trains that offer checked baggage service."

    If every one else has to follow the rules then so does she.

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  4. i think the issue here is that enforcement didn't happen at the time of purchase to which I agree that Jann Arden is right to feel wronged. sorry...

    it's like GO and the whole smoking thing ...

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  5. I was once a minor pop star in Uzbekistan. Could i therefore bring my yaks onto the Via?

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